As
a 57-year member of the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), he
has held various offices including Chairman of
the QC Section, International Director,
Administrative Vice President, and co-Leader of a
15 member ASAE Tour to Exchange information on
farm mechanization at the invitation of the
Chinese Government in 1979. He is a member of
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for 48
years and India Society of Agricultural Engineers
for 41 years.
Mr. Harrington has received numerous awards and
recognition over the span of this career
including ASABE Quad City Section Engineer Year,
Fellow in ASABE and Indian Society of Ag
Engineers, and Leaders in American Science, 6th
Edition.
He also has been active in
the local community including on the Arrowhead
Ranch Board of Directors, Quad-Cites World
Affairs Council for 35 years including being
President, and has served on the area board of
Directors for the Churches United of the Quad
Cites.
Mr. Harrington holds a Bachelor of Agricultural
Engineering from the University of Missouri
– Columbia and was a Licensed Professional
Engineer for 45 years in Illinois. He and Dorose,
his wife of 54 years, live in Moline, Illinois.
One of their three daughters is a mechanical
engineer.
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Enginnering and Science Council
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